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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Despite concerns that some websites might break when Chromium and then Firefox reached version 100, the web still seems to be intact. Read the original article: Firefox hits 100*, fixes…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Learn how to find out which apps you’ve given access rights to, and how to revoke those rights immediately in an emergency. Read the original article: GitHub issues final report…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep80: Ransomware news, phishing woes, NAS bugs, and a giant hole in Java [Podcast]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos You might not like the headline statistics in this year’s ransomware report… but that makes it even more important to take a look! Read the original article: Ransomware Survey 2022…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Sometimes we receive phishing tricks that we grudgingly have to admit are better than average, just because they’re uncomplicated. Read the original article: Phishing goes KISS: Don’t let plain and…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Here’s what you need to know – plus some sensible advice for all the devices on your home or small biz network! Read the original article: QNAP warns of new…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Voting safeguards based on commuity collateral don’t work if one person can use a momentary loan to “become” 75% of the community. Read the original article: Beanstalk cryptocurrency heist: scammer…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Either know the private key and use it scrupulously in your digital signature calculation…. or just send a bunch of zeros instead. Read the original article: Critical cryptographic Java security…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Voting safeguards based on commuity collateral don’t work if one person can use a momentary loan to “become” 75% of the community. Read the original article: Beanstalk cryptocurrency heist: scammer…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Either know the private key and use it scrupulously in your digital signature calculation…. or just send a bunch of zeros instead. Read the original article: Critical cryptographic Java security…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Why are Tor sites hard to locate and therefore difficult to take down? We explain in plain English… Read the original article: Serious Security: Darkweb drugs market Hydra taken offline…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Firefox’s four-weekly updates just dropped – here’s what you need to know. Read the original article: Firefox 99 is out – no major bugs, but update anyway!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Get the update now… if it’s available for your phone. Here’s how to check. Read the original article: Google’s monthly Android updates patch numerous “get root” holes

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Do you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them? Read the original article: LAPSUS$…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Do you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them? Read the original article: LAPSUS$…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos More Apple zero-days – mobile devices, laptops and desktops affected. Update now! Read the original article: Apple pushes out two emergency 0-day updates – get ’em now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Whoever came up with the name “Spring4Shell” didn’t help at all… we cut through the Spring Bug confusion Read the original article: Two different “VMware Spring” bugs at large –…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep76: Deadbolt, LAPSUS$, Zlib, and a Chrome 0-day [Podcast]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Easy unauthenticated remote code execution – PoC code already out Read the original article: “VMware Spring Cloud” Java bug gives instant remote code execution – update now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Easy unauthenticated remote code execution – PoC code already out Read the original article: “VMWare Spring Cloud” Java bug gives instant remote code execution – update now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The only backup you will ever regret is the one you didn’t make Read the original article: World Backup Day: 5 data recovery tips for everyone!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos This code is venerable! Surely all the bugs must be out by now? Read the original article: Zlib data compressor fixes 17-year-old security bug – patch, errrm, now

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos This code is venerable! Sirely all the bugs must be out by now? Read the original article: Zlib data compressor fixes 17-year-old security bug – patch, errr, now

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos CVE-2022-1096 – another mystery in-the-wild 0-day in Chrome… check your version now! Read the original article: Google Chrome patches mysterious new zero-day bug – update now

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Seven alleged hackers have been arrested in the UK. But who are they, and which hacking crew are they from? Read the original article: UK police arrest 7 hacking suspects…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep75: Okta hack, CryptoRom, OpenSSL, and CafePress [Podcast]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Some tips on how to keep your network safe – even (or perhaps especially!) if you think you’re safe already. Read the original article: Serious Security: DEADBOLT – the ransomware…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Some tips on how to keep your network safe – even (or perhaps especially!) if you think you’re safe already. Read the original article: Serious Security: DEADBOLT – the ransomware…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Just because you’re the victim of a cybercrime doesn’t let you off your cybersecurity obligations Read the original article: Web vendor CafePress fined $500,000 for giving cybersecurity a low value

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos When it comes to writing loops in your code… never sit on the fence! Read the original article: OpenSSL patches infinite-loop DoS bug in certificate verification

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep74: Cybercrime busts, Apple patches, Pi Day, and disconnect effects [Podcast]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos “Install this moneymaking app” – this one is so special that it isn’t available on Google Play or the App Store! Read the original article: Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Don’t leave old accounts lying around where someone sketchy could reactivate them. Read the original article: CISA warning: “Russian actors bypassed 2FA” – what happened and how to avoid it

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Don’t leave old accounts lying around where someone sketchy could reactivate them. Read the original article: “Russian actors bypass 2FA” warning – what happened and how to avoid it

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Lots of fixes, with data leakage flaws and code execution bugs patched on iPhones, Macs and even Windows. Read the original article: Apple patches 87 security holes – from iPhones…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos There is a cybersecurity angle here – but you will need to read right to the end to find it 🙂 Read the original article: Happy #PiDay – even if…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos If you live in the UK and hadn’t yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs… it’s too late now! Read the original article: Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”,…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn’t much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded… Read the original article: Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep73: Ransomware with a difference, dirty Linux pipes, and much more [Podcast]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Even read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack. Read the original article: “Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone write to any file

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Even read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack. Read the original article: “Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone to write to any…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Training data stashed in GitHub by mistake… unfortunately, it was *real* data Read the original article: Adafruit suffers GitHub data breach – don’t let this happen to you

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Firefox just published a double-zero-day patch – “remote code execution” combined with “sandbox escape”. Update now! Read the original article: Firefox patches two actively exploited zero-day holes: update now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Firefox just published a double-zero-day patch – “remote code execution” combined with “sandbox escape”. Update now! Read the original article: Firefox patches two in-the-wild exploits – update now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now (or read it, if that’s your preference)… Read the original article: S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos “Change your code to improve cryptomining”… or we’ll dump 1TB of stolen secrets. Read the original article: Ransomware with a difference: “Derestrict your software, or else!”

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Instagram scams don’t seem to be dying out – we’re seeing more variety and trickiness than ever… Read the original article: Instagram scammers as busy as ever: passwords and 2FA…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Calling all website coders: Y2K was then. V1H is now! Read the original article: Did we learn nothing from Y2K? Why are some coders still stuck on two digit numbers?

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep71: VMware escapes, PHP holes, WP plugin woes, and scary scams [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep71: VMware escapes, PHP holes, WP plugin woes, and scary scams [Podcast]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Problems with Apple’s Tracker Detect system, which warns you of likely stalking attempts using hidden AirTags. Read the original article: Apple AirTag anti-stalking protection bypassed by researchers

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos A straight-talking bug report written in plain English by an actual expert – there’s a teachable moment in this cybersecurity story! Read the original article: WordPress backup plugin maker Updraft…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos You’d spot this one a mile away… but what about your friends or family? Read the original article: French speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos You’d spot this one a mile away… but what about your friends or family? Read the original article: French cybercriminals using sextortion scams with no text or links

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos What’s wrong with this sequence? 1. Step into the road 2. Check if it’s safe 3. Keep on walki… Read the original article: Irony alert! PHP fixes security flaw in…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen and learn! Read the original article: S3 Ep70: Bitcoin, billing blunders, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Hats off to VMWare for not using weasel words: “When should you act?” Immediately… Read the original article: VMWare fixes holes that could allow virtual machine escapes

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Zero-day buses: none for a while, then three at once. Here’s Google joining Apple and Adobe in “zero-day week” Read the original article: Google announces zero-day in Chrome browser –…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos There’s a remote code execution hole in Adobe e-commerce products – and cybercrooks are already exploiting it. Read the original article: Adobe fixes zero-day exploit in e-commerce code: update now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos More money than the UK’s economy produces in a year! Read the original article: Power company pays out $3 trillion compensation to astonished customer

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Sudden update! Zero-day browser hole! Drive-by malware danger! Patch Apple laptops and phones now… Read the original article: Apple zero-day drama for Macs, iPhones and iPads – patch now!

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep69: WordPress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The cops say they’ve recovered 80% of a $72 million cryptocoin heist… but the recovered funds alone are now worth over $4 billion! Read the original article: Self-styled “Crocodile of…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos It’s been a long time coming, and we’re not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware… Read the original article: At last!…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos It’s a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own “features” for security reasons. Here’s why we think it’s a good idea. Read the original article:…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos It was the best of blockchains, it was the worst of blockchains… as Charles Dickens might have said. Read the original article: Wormhole cryptotrading company turns over $340,000,000 to criminals

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep68: Bugs, scams, privacy …and fonts?! [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos We shouldn’t need to say, “Check your inputs!” these days, but we’re saying it anyway. Read the original article: Elementor WordPress plugin has a gaping security hole – update now

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos This bug is fiendishly hard to exploit – but if you patch, it won’t be there to exploit at all. Read the original article: Linux kernel patches “performance can be…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Google Fonts are OK, it seems, but only if everyone keeps their own copy of the fonts they use. Read the original article: Website operator fined for using Google Fonts…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren’t any… Read the original article: Coronavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices – don’t…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos We give you some simple digital lifesytle tips that cost nothing. Read the original article: Happy Data Privacy Day – and we really do mean “happy” 🙂

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos That infamous “supercookie” bug in Safari has now been fixed. Oh, and there was a zero-day kernel hole as well. Read the original article: Apple fixes Safari data leak (and…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep67: Tax scams, carder busts and crypto capers [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos That infamous “supercookie” bug in Safari has now been fixed. Oh, and there was a zero-day kernel hole as well. Read the original article: Apple patches Safari data leak (oh,…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos An elevation of privilege bug that could let a “mostly harmless” user give themselves a instant root shell Read the original article: “PwnKit” security bug gets you root on most…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos If in doubt, don’t give it out! (And don’t forget that no reply is often a good reply.) Read the original article: Tax scam emails are alive and well as…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The motto of the gang was “In Fraud We Trust”, and they went by a dizzying range of online nicknames. Read the original article: Alleged carder gang mastermind and three…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The company has put out a brief security report that summarises the ‘what’, but not yet the ‘how’ or ‘why’. Read the original article: Cryptocoin broker Crypto.com says 2FA bypass…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest epsiode – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Researchers at browser identification company FingerprintJS recently found and disclosed a fascinating data leakage bug in Apple’s web browser software. Technically, the bug exists in Apple’s open source WebKit “browser…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Found love online? Sending them money? Friends and family warning you it could be a scam? Don’t be too quick to dismiss their concerns… Read the original article: Romance scammer…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Imagine if someone who didn’t have your password could sneakily modify data that was encrypted with it. Read the original article: Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed – patch…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The Russian Federal Security Bureau has just published a report about the investigation and arrest of the infamous “REvil” ransomware crew. Read the original article: REvil ransomware crew allegedly busted…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Latest episode -listen to it or read it now! Read the original article: S3 Ep65: Supply chain conniption, NetUSB hole, Honda flashback, FTC muscle [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos One bug in the January 2022 Patch Tuesday list is getting lots of attention: “HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”. Read the original article: Wormable Windows HTTP hole –…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Got a router that supports USB access across the network? You might need a kernel update… Read the original article: Home routers with NetUSB support could have critical kernel hole

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Two popular open source JavaScript packages recently got “hacked” in a smbolic gesture by the original project creator. Read the original article: JavaScript developer destroys own projects in supply chain…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Where were YOU on the night of 17 May 2002? And what about the day after that? Read the original article: Honda cars in flashback to 2002 – “Can’t Get You…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos “It’s Log4Shell, Jim, but not as we know it.” How to find and fix a JNDI-based vuln in the H2 Database Engine. Read the original article: Log4Shell-like security hole found…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos We’re back for 2022 – listen now! Read the original article: S3 Ep64: Log4Shell again, scammers keeping busy, and Apple Home bug [Podcast + Transcript]

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Remember the Equifax breach? Remember the $700m penalty? In case you’d forgotten, here’s the FTC to refresh your memory! Read the original article: FTC threatens “legal action” over unpatched Log4j…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos The finder of this bug insists it “poses a serious risk”. We’re not so sure, but we recommend you take steps to avoid it anyway. Read the original article: Apple…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos We deconstructed a copyright phish so you don’t have to. Be warned: the crooks are getting better at these scams… Read the original article: Instagram copyright infringment scams – don’t…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos It’s a Log4j bug, and you ought to patch it. But we don’t think it’s a critical crisis like the last one. Read the original article: Log4Shell vulnerability Number Four:…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Happy Holidays! Our Top N stories, all totally SFW! Read the original article: SFW! The Top N Cyber­security Stories of 2021 (for small positive integer values of N)

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos You know you want one, because this retro phone is NOT A TOY… except when it comes to cybersecurity. Read the original article: The cool retro phone with a REAL…

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This article has been indexed from Naked Security – Sophos Phew! An audacious crime… that didn’t work out. Read the original article: Plundered bitcoins recovered by FBI – all 3,879-and-one-sixth of them!

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